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The most complete online medical dictionary: 16,436 terms covering anatomy, physiology, pathologies, diagnostic exams, pharmacology and every clinical specialty.
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Physicians' Desk Reference
A thick volume that provides a guide to all prescription drugs available in the United States. Although not exactly recommended fare for bedtime reading, the PDR is a key reference to the American pharmacopeia. Abbreviated PDR.
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Show more- Decubitus Lying down. A decubitus ulcer is a bed sore, the consequence of lying in one position too long. The Latin…
- Arthropathy Joint disease. The term arthropathy does not specify the type of joint disease. It might be osteoarthropathy…
- Intervertebral disk A pad of cartilage between two vertebrae that acts as a shock absorber
- Ubiquitination The 'kiss of death' process for a protein. In ubiquitination, a protein is inactivated by attaching ubiquitin…
- Femoral vein The largest vein in the groin. The femoral vein is a continuation of the popliteal vein. It passes, together…
- Expression, gene See: Gene expression
- Randomly In a random manner, as by chance alone. The participants in the trial were randomly assigned to receive…
- WBS Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome. See: Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
- Ligament, anterior cruciate See: Anterior cruciate ligament
- Barotitis Middle ear problems due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when a plane descends to land. The problems…
- Galen Greek physician and philosopher (born about 129 AD, died about 210 AD) known among other things for his…
- Opportunistic condition A condition that occurs especially or exclusively in persons with a weak immune system due, for example, to…